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Programs are given at:
Seabury Retirement Community
200 Seabury Drive
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Duncaster
40 Loeffler Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Office:
85 Lawler Road,
West Hartford, CT
06117
Coordinator:
Bertina Williams
(860) 380 5038
Email: alp@uconn.edu
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Special Events and ToursThe Curriculum Committee is increasing the number of single session seminars, some of which have features of the special events The following are Tours being offered and Special Events we've had in the past. The places may be of interest to you
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TOUR OF HARTFORD, - June 9, 2011Leadership Greater Hartford conducted a tour highlighting some of the venues that contribute toward Hartford being ranked the fourteenth city in the US for arts and culture. The tour highlighted the Billings Forge farmers' market with lunch provided by the "Kitchen" restaurant. Other stops included leading locations that contribute to the city's renaissance. |
TOUR OF THE STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX - March 14, 2010 |  | |
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
The Capitol was opened in 1878 and stands in the picturesque setting of Bushnell Park. (Construction 1872 - 1879)
Designed by Richard M. Upjohn, a cathedral architect, this High Victorian Gothic style statehouse was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1971 and underwent a restoration between 1979 and 1989.
The exterior marble from East Canaan, Connecticut and granite from Westerly, Rhode island is accented by a gold leaf dome.
The interior floors of the Capitol are inlaid with white marble and red slate from Connecticut and colored marble from Italy.
The stenciling, stained-glass windows and light fixtures were designed by Boston interior decorator William James McPherson.
STATE SUPREME COURT AND LIBRARY BUILDING
According to the architects, the classical features outlined in their proposal of 1906 expressed the "dignified purpose of the building". Though not in the Gothic architectural style of the Capitol, the similarity in "color and materials, scale and general mass" between the two buildings ensured that the structures would "harmonize well". Connecticut Bar Journal v. 67, 1993
LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING
It was designed by the architectural firm of Russell Gibson von Dohlen of Farmington. The structure is covered in rough and polished granite from Texas. The five-story building was built along the enclosed Park River and is supported by pilings sunk 50 feet into the earth. The building is designed to complement, not replace or compete with the Capitol.
It is connected to the capitol by a planted terrace that spans the I-84 ramp and with a 500-foot concourse that runs below the highway for handicapped access and protection from the elements. |
TOUR, OLD STATE HOUSE - September 22, 2010 |  | |
From the earliest days of the Hartford settlement, the site of the Old State House has served as the magnetic center of the region we know today as Connecticut. The earliest colonists were drawn here, nurturing ideas of freedom and self-government, and in the wilderness that once pervaded, America's earliest constitution and democracy were born.
By the time our nation had won its war for independence, the building that stands here today rose up out of the eighteenth-century skyline as Connecticut's first state capitol. Today, people of all ages continue to be drawn to Connecticut's Old State House. More than a museum, this centerpiece of Connecticut's and America's history symbolizes where we've been and where we're going as citizens and stewards of our great democratic experiment. A beautifully-restored architectural marvel, the Old State House also plays host to a variety of community and cultural events.
Connecticut's Old State House was conceived as and remains to this day "the people's house." However you choose to visit, we invite you to "come home" to the Old State House soon! |
DINOSAUR STATE PARK - September 30, 2010Come, travel back to the Age of Dinosaurs
We are one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America. Beneath our geodesic dome, you will find an exceptional display of early Jurassic fossil tracks that were made 200 million years ago.
Surrounding our Exhibit Center are more than two miles of nature trails and the Dinosaur State Park Arboretum, containing more than 250 species and cultivars of conifers, as well as katsuras, ginkgoes, magnolias and other living representatives of plant families which appeared in the Age of Dinosaurs.
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TOUR, THE HARTFORD COURANT- October 18, 2010 |  | |
Older Than The Nation
It's the newspaper in which George Washington placed an ad to lease part of his Mount Vernon land.
It's where Noah Webster's "Blue-Backed Speller" was first published.
Thomas Jefferson sued this newspaper for libel - and lost.
And Mark Twain tried to buy stock in this paper but his offer was turned down.
The newspaper is The Hartford Courant, the country's oldest newspaper in continuous publication. The Courant is, in fact, older than the nation. It was started as a weekly paper in 1764 by a printer named Thomas Green. Green helped to keep The Courant afloat at first by selling clothing, stationery, hardware and spices out of a store in front of the newspaper's office. He sold the newspaper to his assistant, Ebenezer Watson, who ran the business successfully until he died of smallpox in 1777. Then Watson's widow, Hannah, took over the paper and became one of the first women publishers in America.
During the Revolutionary War, The Courant had the largest circulation of any newspaper in the colonies and was an influential backer of the rebel cause. The Courant's existence was considered so important to the war effort that when its paper mill was burned down - probably by Tories - the Connecticut legislature authorized a lottery to raise money to build a new mill. In the meantime, The Courant printed a few issues on wrapping paper
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Canton Historical Museum We learned about the history of the early industrial community of Collinsville, CT.
Step back in time to a reconstructed 19th century general store, post office, barber shop, and blacksmith shop. Examine a fire apparatus pulled by hand, a case containing old medical instruments of the "horse and buggy" doctor, and a Civil War casket. |
Chamard VineyardsTour and wine tasting in Clinton, CT
Make Chamard your last stop of the day on the wine trail or enjoy a glass of wine overlooking the vineyards on your way to dinner on the shoreline. Bring friends, bring food, bring your favorite music and we'll play it. |
Menczer Museum of Medicine and DentistryWe explored this extensive collection of past medical and dental practices housed in a large facility in Hartford.
The Menczer Museum of Medicine and Dentistry of the Hartford Medical and the Hartford Dental Societies is a unique and cooperative venture. The museum came into being in early 1974.
The collection includes instruments, equipment, furnishings, and portraits from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, with a special emphasis on the life of Horace Wells and the history of anesthesia.
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Old Courthouse, Warden House and Jail Town1856 Old Tolland County Jail Museum & 1893 Wardens Home.Tour of these historical museums in Tolland,CT.
The prison contains the original 32 cells. Also on display are 19th century farm tools, Indian artifacts and other items. The Warden's home is furnished with late 19th century furniture, toys and other items. The prison was in use until 1968. |
Tour, Elizabeth Park Rose GardenThe world famous rose garden is the oldest municipally operated rose garden in the country. It is a two and a half acre garden which has about 800 varieties of roses that amount to 15,000 plants.
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